Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #53,256 of 84,120 nationally
Tower Lakes Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17097864303 · Lake County, IL · pop 4,540 · 28% of tract blocks fall in Tower Lakes
Census tract 17097864303 is in Tower Lakes, Illinois. It has a population of 4,540 and an eviction-risk score of 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). 53% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 53% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,449/month against a median household income of $184,423 — roughly 9% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,522
Renter share4.8%
SVI overall0.01
Poverty rate3.1%
Median income$184,423
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
23
th percentile
Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
National
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Tower Lakes and the region
Centroid at 42.2284, -88.1896 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tower Lakes scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Tower Lakes
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
3.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,449 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tower Lakes
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tower Lakes
1.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tower Lakes
2.9
How Tower Lakes compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 1
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 1%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 3%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 5.6%Housing insecurity
- 3.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.6%Food insecurity
- 4.3%SNAP enrollment
- 3.7%Transit barriers
- 3.8%No health insurance
- 12.2%Frequent mental distress
- 18.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17097864303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097864303?
Census tract 17097864303 in Tower Lakes scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 17097864303?
Median gross rent is $1,449/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097864303?
3.1% of residents in tract 17097864303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,540.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097864303?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 15th, minority 24th, housing 3th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17097864303 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.6% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17097864303 compare to Tower Lakes overall?
Tract 17097864303 scores 4.9/10 — higher than the parent city of Tower Lakes at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tower Lakes; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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